The
reading room is reserved as a venue where users can refer to the various collections under the custody of the RDC.

The room is equipped
with comfortable chairs and work services, if only in limited number, due to
current restriction on available space,

Users'
Requirement

Users allowed open access
but required to be recommended by authorized
institutions.

The
RDC and its staff are eager and happy to accommodate researchers and to offer
help and advice.

-
Local students should bring a letter of recommendation from their school or
university

- Researchers
from government ministries or local organizations should bring a letter of
recommendation from their institutions.

-Schools, colleges, universities, ministries, national unions, NGO’s
and embassies may all recommend researchers to the RDC.

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For record purposes, all readers
are required to fill out
the standard user’s form.

Research
Aids

The
card catalogue and archival description are not yet been complete. A
register of the documentary collection is available. Documents are
arranged by subject and record / index cards are maintained for all
periodicals. General and in depth indexes of the EPLF’s radio programs are also available.Users are requested to identify documents to be retrieved
by the archivists through the use of the search aids.